2012学年中考阅读提升练习(5).doc

九年级英语中考2012学年中考阅读提升练习（5）The cultural traditions of African dressClothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隶); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.The patterns on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”. Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(宽松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(变化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued(评价). This is because it has deep cultural meanings.1. The passage is mainly about _ in Africa.A the history of clothesB modern fashion styles C the meanings of traditional dress D the materials used in traditional dress2. According to the passage, red _.A represents the setting sun B stands for African unityC is chosen because it is a bright colourD is a reminder(暗示) of the sad history in Africa3. Traditional dress should also be practical(实用) because _.A it has deep cultural meaningsB people wear it in the big citiesC it needs to protect people from the climateD it needs to keep people dry in the rainy season4. According to the passage, which sentence is NOT RIGHT? _A African dress has deep cultural meanings.B Africa has a long history and a rich culture.C The rectangular box in the pattern represents “strength”.D People in the big cities in Africa prefer to wear western clothes.Jerry was a manager in a restaurant. He was always in a good mood(脾气）and always had something positive to say. This really made me curious, so one day I asked him, Its hard to be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it? Jerry replied ,Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Jerry, you can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood, and I choose to be in a good mood. Life is all about what you choose. And what you choose leads your life.Several years later, I heard that Jerry left the back door open one morning and was robbed(抢劫）.While trying to stop the thief ,he was shot. I went to see him in the hospital. When I asked him how he was, he replied, If I were any better, Id be twins. Werent you scared when you were in danger? I asked. Yes. The doctors kept telling me that I was going to be fine, but in their eyes, I read. Hes dead. I knew I needed to take action. What did you do? Well. there was a big nurse asking me if I was allergic(过敏的）to anything. Yes, I replied .Bullets(子弹）!Everyone laughed and I told them: I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive. Jerry lived thanks to the great doctors ,and also because of his amazing attitude .Attitude ,after all ,is everything.1 . What kind of person was Jerry?A. He was serious. B. He was helpful. C. He was allergic. D. He was happy and smart.2. When Jerry met difficulties in life, how did he deal with them?A. He faced them positively. B. He talked to the writer about them.C. He asked others to help him. D. He tried to stop thinking about them.3. What does the underlined word curious mean in Chinese?A. 敏感的 B. 好奇的 C. 开心的 D. 有趣的4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Jerry was the writers manager. B. Jerry was not afraid of dead at all. C. Jerry was nearly dead after he was shot. D. Jerry didnt believe doctors.5. What is the best title(题目）for this passage?A. Action Matters B. Brave Jerry Beat the Thief C. Attitude Is Everything D. Jerry ,a Great ManThousands of people have been killed in a massive(大规模的) earthquake in Japan. The quake - the most powerful to hit Japan in more than 100 years - caused massive damage and many people are missing and feared dead.The 8.9 magnitude quake struck Friday(March 11) off Japans eastern coast, and prompted(引发) tsunami warnings（海啸警报）across the Pacific as far away as South America and the U.S. West Coast. Several days after a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and resulting 10-meter-high tsunami devastated the coastline. The United States Geological Survey says it was the fifth largest earthquake since 1900. The largest, with a 9.5 magnitude, shook Chile(智利) in 1960.In Japan, the tsunami swept away boats, cars and hundreds of houses in coastal areas north of Tokyo. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. All train and subway traffic in Tokyo has been stopped, and thousands of people there were unable to get back home. People are just trying to find clean water. Food supplies are running out. In the convenience stores, there are no rice balls left. There is no bottled water left. People are facing a reallyserious situation in the days ahead for these people that are living in areas that were only moderately（普通的） damaged. The final death toll could range from the thousands to tens of thousands, depending on how many of these communities are gone.Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government would do everything it can to minimize（使降到最低） the effects of the disaster. And in Washington, President Obama said the United States is ready to help the people of Japan.1. The underline word damage means_ in the article.A. illness B. disaster C. terror D. danger2. According to the passage, which earthquake is the largest one since 1990 ?A. the one happened in Japan on March 11, 2011 B. the one in Chile in 1960C. the fifth largest earthquake since 1900 D. We dont know.3. If youre in Tokyo these days, what you cant get from the convenience store?A. newspapers and magazines B. some medicineC. paper napkins and toothpastes D. rice balls and bottled water4. The passage cant be in/on _.A.March10thnewspapers B.TV C. Internet D. RadiosEvery Saturday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando. We wanted to see 1 it was like in the life of a homeless person. One special thing I like to 2 is, my family and I do not eat before we begin our journey so we know how it feels to be hungry. We all get together in the 3 and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches and cookies and a bottle of water. We then 4_ them all up to feed 30 or more people. On the way there, we talked about them again. A lot of people didnt_5 _ homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts (吸毒者) or bad people. Some are really nice, _6 of them just had bad things happening to them. 7 , when my family and I went out on the street, we had to earn their trust, because a lot of people arent kind to them for no good reason. But 8 , when they see us every week they 9_ us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people with _10 _. Some of them shake our hands for giving them food. Some of them do really _11 dances because they are happy. We have become really close 12 this man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal belongings in shopping carts. After 13 them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He gr